Observing that faith cannot be fenced by caste or creed and divinity cannot be confined by human prejudice, the Madras High Court has ordered a temple car to be drawn through Scheduled Caste (SC) habitations too, at Puthagaram village in Kancheepuram district.

Justice P.B. Balaji refused to accept the argument made on behalf of a section of caste Hindus that there was no necessity to deviate from the temple car route, being followed for decades, and suddenly draw the car through a new route.

“We, as a society, have evolved over time and have adapted to several changes and therefore, to resist change citing settled custom, tradition, and practice can never be a valid defence available to the private respondents,” the judge wrote, while allowing a writ petition.

The petition had been file

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